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Kutralam is a
much frequented and highly venerated thirtha kshetra, where Daivam,
thirtham and kshetram are equally important and have catapulted its fame to
unimaginable height. It also goes by the name of Trikutamalai, means thereby
that the hill has three sikharas representing Trimurthis. The waterfalls flowing
perennially stands for thirtham and the sanctity acquired by the place by the
presence of Kutralanathar denotes Daivam aspect. There is another interpretation
that the hill represents Adiparasakti and the three sikharas are her sons - the
Trimurthis. The perennial flow of water signifies her boundless compassion. Many
god-men and bhaktas, like Tirugnana sambhadar visited and praised these triple
aspects elaborately. The presiding deity of this holy place is Kutralanathar. It
is quite apt and significant, since on splitting of the word into two - Ku and
thalam we get rich meaning. The first part Ku means birth and the second Thalam
stands for destruction. Taken together it denotes that Kutralanathar is snapping
the bonds of man tying him to this mundane world. Is not Lord Maheswar called
Layakara? So it is pregnant with appropriate and apt meaning.
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